In those days those days black fighters couldn’t fight for the title and they had to throw fights. The story is he was threatened vs Canera with...
Jerry Quarry not even close. A lot of better fighters I also love but no one even close to Quarry. He was an inspiration.
Spinks clears the field. Beats everybody.
The folk lore is that Harry Greg was whipping Jack so bad in sparring they had to stop using him. Either way definitely word was big guys were...
The British guys only beat each other and had those titles that were overrated but really didn’t deserve being top world contenders. The wins...
The talent level of modern fighters has increased over the years for a number of reasons. The version of Michael Spinks that beat Holmes could...
If you think Baer had skills you haven’t watched the films in a while. Baers skills were that of an experienced club fighter at best. He was a...
Mike Spinks one of the worst? You obviously don’t know much about boxing history. Spinks one of the greatest light heavies was a very good...
Quarry was my hero as a young kid but like with Marciano what was reality is what it is. Doesn’t mean I love those guys any less. Quarry failed...
He’s just such a good smart boxer. At some point his size and lack of big punch would hurt him though. Only one I would guarantee that against...
Version of Chuvalo that beat Quarry could win. He’d never give up and never be KOd. Eventually those left hooks he got Quarry with would stop...
72 Holmes as mentioned was stopped by Duane Bobick. So 74 version was still a long way from his prime. Holmes kept working to get better and...
Holmes prime I’m gonna set at Ali fight. At that point he was one of the best ever. Put that version in the Tyson fight and he may not have won...
Well why don’t we go by Louis’ own words. At the time of the 1st Clay fight Louis was a colorman for the tv broadcast and was reporting that he...
